• A Software for Calculating the Economic Aspects of Floating Offshore Renewable Energies 

      Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Castro-Santos, Laura (MDPI, 2020)
      [Abstract] The aim of this work is to develop a software to calculate the economic parameters so as to determine the feasibility of a floating offshore renewable farm in a selected location. The software can calculate the ...
    • A tool to select offshore renewable energy facilities. The case of study of shipyards and ports in Spain 

      Fernández-Leal, Fernando; Castro-Santos, Laura; Rubial Yáñez, Pablo; Lamas, M.I.; Cordal Iglesias, David; Alcayde, A.; Montoya, F.G.; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena (European Association for the Development of Renewable Energy, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ), 2023-07)
      [Abstract]: The objective of this work is to create a tool that serves to know the possibilities of manufacturing, storage, assembly, and maintenance of floating marine structures trying to take advantage of the ports and ...
    • Characterisation of electrical power systems based on electrical curves and their properties 

      Ventura, J.; Martínez, F.; Castro-Santos, Laura; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Alcayde, A.; Montoya, F.G. (European Association for the Development of Renewable Energy, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ), 2023-07)
      [Abstract]: Due to the proliferation of renewable energy systems, the study of voltage and frequency stability is a crucial aspect. Recently, this problem has been approached from a purely geometrical point of view with ...
    • DSUALMH-A new high-resolution dataset for NILM 

      Rodríguez-Navarro, C.; Alcayde, A.; Isanbaev, V.; Castro-Santos, Laura; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Montoya, F.G. (European Association for the Development of Renewable Energy, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ), 2023-07)
      [Abstract]: The optimisation of energy consumption requires a reasonably accurate measurement, so an appropriate and advanced monitoring system of the relevant electrical variables in the electrical installations is of ...
    • Economic Aspects of a Concrete Floating Offshore Wind Platform in the Atlantic Arc of Europe 

      Baita Saavedra, Eugenio; Cordal Iglesias, David; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Castro-Santos, Laura (MDPI, 2019)
      [Abstract] The objective of this paper is to examine the economic aspects of a concrete offshore wind floating platform in the Atlantic Arc of Europe (Portugal and Spain). The life-cycle cost of a concrete floating offshore ...
    • Economic Feasibility of Floating Offshore Wind Farms in the North of Spain 

      Castro-Santos, Laura; Bento, A. Rute; Silva, Dina; Salvação, Nádia; Guedes Soares, Carlos (2020)
      [Abstract] This paper assesses the economic feasibility of offshore wind farms installed in deep waters considering their internal rate of return (IRR), net present value (NPV), and levelized cost of energy (LCOE). The ...
    • Effect of multiple injection strategies on emissions and performance in the Wärtsilä 6L 46 marine engine. A numerical approach 

      Lamas, M.I.; Rodríguez-García, JuanDeDios; Castro-Santos, Laura; Carral Couce, Luis (Elsevier, 2019-01-01)
      [Abstract] The present paper proposes a Computational Fluid Dynamics model to analyze the operation cycle and exhaust gas composition in a four-stroke marine diesel engine, the Wärtsilä 6L 46. Once validated, the numerical ...
    • Influence of Size on the Economic Feasibility of Floating Offshore Wind Farms 

      Castro-Santos, Laura; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Álvarez-Feal, José-Carlos; Carral Couce, Luis (MDPI, 2018)
      [Abstract] This paper uses a method to analyze the economic influence of the size of floating offshore wind farms. The economic aspects analyzed, LCOE (Levelized Cost Of Energy) and costs, depend on the number of floating ...
    • Influence of size on the economic feasibility of floating offshore wind farms 

      Castro-Santos, Laura; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Álvarez-Feal, José-Carlos; Carral Couce, Luis (MDPI, 2018-11)
      [Abstract]: This paper uses a method to analyze the economic influence of the size of floating offshore wind farms. The economic aspects analyzed, LCOE (Levelized Cost Of Energy) and costs, depend on the number of floating ...
    • Managing the oceans: Site selection of a floating offshore wind farm based on GIS spatial analysis 

      Castro-Santos, Laura; Lamas, M.I.; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena (Elsevier, 2020-03)
      [Abstract] The aim of this study is to develop a methodology for using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) spatial analysis in the development of a floating offshore wind farm. When you plan a floating offshore wind farm ...
    • Methodology to Calculate the Costs of a Floating Offshore Renewable Energy Farm 

      Castro-Santos, Laura; Martins, Elson; Guedes Soares, Carlos (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2016)
      This paper establishes a general methodology to calculate the life-cycle cost of floating offshore renewable energy devices, applying it to wave energy and wind energy devices. It is accounts for the contributions of the ...
    • Reconversion of the shipbuilding sector: from production by project to mass production. What is its effect on the LCOE of a wave energy farm? 

      Castro-Santos, Laura; Rubial Yáñez, Pablo; Lamas, M.I.; Cordal Iglesias, David; Alcayde, A.; Montoya, F.G.; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena (European Association for the Development of Renewable Energy, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ), 2023-07)
      [Abstract]: The objective of this work has been to analyze the variation of different economic parameters (Levelized Cost Of Energy and Internal Rate of Return) for two possible ways of manufacturing: production by project ...
    • Sensitivity Study of the Economics of a Floating Offshore Wind Farm. The Case Study of the SATH® Concrete Platform in the Atlantic Waters of Europe 

      Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Cordal Iglesias, David; Puime Guillén, Félix; Lamas, M.I.; Martínez-Rubio, Araceli; Larrinaga-Calderón, Irati; Castro-Santos, Laura (Elsevier, 2023)
      [Abstract]: The objective of the present work is to develop a sensitivity analysis to determine the most essential parameters that affects to the economic feasibility of a marine wind farm composed by platforms built in ...
    • STEMbach Experiences at Higher Education 

      Castro-Santos, Laura; Puime Guillén, Félix; Lamas, M.I.; García-Diez, Ana; Enríquez-Díaz, Joaquín; Boedo, Lucía; Lagoa-Varela, Dolores; Álvarez García, Begoña; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena (De Gruyter Open Ltd, 2023-01)
      [Abstract]: The aim of this work is to describe several experiences of STEMbach in different areas: engineering, economics, materials, etc. The STEMbach is a program carried out by high school students during their two ...
    • The technical and economic feasibility of the CENTEC floating offshore wind platform 

      Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Castro-Santos, Laura; Cordal Iglesias, David; Puime Guillén, Félix; Lamas, M.I.; García-Diez, Ana; Uzunoglu, Emre; Díaz, Hugo; Soares, Carlos Guedes (MDPI, 2022-09-21)
      [Abstract]: This paper defines a methodology for the economic feasibility analysis of a floating offshore wind farm composed of tensioned leg platforms, which are part of the EU ARCWIND research project. In this context, ...